We had a wonderful Christmas this year! We went to church on Christmas Eve, opened gifts at home Christmas morning, went to Grandma and Grandpa R's on Christmas Day, and then over to Grandma and Grandpa L's the day after. We are truly blessed to have such a loving family to share our holiday memories with. One look at Emma's happy face over the past three days has made all the stress and busy-ness of the holidays well worth it!
December 27, 2009
Christmas with the Ristaus
We spent Christmas Day with Grandma and Grandpa Ristau and Auntie Mal. We started the day with our traditional strata, opened gifts, then had prime rib for dinner. We relaxed by the fire and had a nice day together.
helping Daddy open a gift
Emma wasn't really into opening her gifts herself this year although she did enjoy taking the bows off!
Christmas at the Lieberg's
We spent the day after Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Lieberg and Great Gram. We had a delicious turkey lunch and pizza for dinner. Grandpa Lieberg took many more pictures which we will post soon. We had a nice, relaxing day and Emma got some more toys to play with.
seeing double
One of Great Gram's friends painted this portrait of Emma for Grandma and Grandpa Lieberg.
new necklace
This year we all pitched in and got Grandma a necklace with birthstones of all four grandkids, Julia, Joshua, Emma, and new baby Lieberg set to arrive in February.
December 22, 2009
Emma is 18 months old today!
We can't believe Emma is already a year and a half old. The time has flown by.
December 14, 2009
If she needs glasses, we'll know why!
If she needs glasses, we'll know why!, originally uploaded by bosox026.
November 29, 2009
decorating for Christmas
We put up our Christmas decorations today. Emma really loved the tree and had to touch each (plastic) ornament at her level!
Pawp's Memorial Dinner
We gathered together Saturday night at Mario Fazio's to remember Emma's Great Pawp and celebrate his life. We enjoyed a nice dinner and memories of one of Emma's biggest fans.
Happy Thanksgiving!
This year, we all celebrated Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa Lieberg's. Emma's Great Gram was there, and Grandma and Grandpa Ristau, Auntie Mal, Great Uncle Eric and Great Aunt Sharon, and even Uncle Christian and cousins Julia and Joshua. We all had a lot of fun together, not to mention a delicious meal that everyone contributed to.
how the day started
Emma watched some of the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" with her daddy. Her favorite float was (of course) the Sesame Street float. When she saw that one, she had to get down and dance!
watching tv
Emma had another little cold last week and liked being wrapped in her blanket to watch Sesame Street.

















































